Keith L. Ware

Keith Lincoln Ware (23 November 1915-13 September 1968) was a US Army Major-General during the Vietnam War who was killed in a helicopter crash in 1968.

Biography
Keith Lincoln Ware was born in Denver, Colorado in 1915, and he was drafted into the US Army in July 1941. He was awarded the Medal of Honor in April 1945 for bravery shown on 26 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge, and he remained in the army after the war, becoming one of the first former draftees to reach a general officer rank. He was stationed in Europe for several years, served in South Korea from 1955 to 1957, attended he National War College, and served as the Army's Deputy Chief of Information from 1964 to 1967. He arrived in Vietnam shortly before the Tet Offensive in early 1968, and he took command of the US 1st Infantry Division in March 1968. On 13 Setpember 1968, his helicopter was shot down during the Battle of Loc Ninh, and Ware, his three command staff, and four helicopter crew were killed.